FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2017
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Kim Melchor
Lead Communications Specialist
719-385-5248
 
Woodmen Corridor Phase 2 Traffic Advisory, April 10 - 14
Closures on Lexington Road Monday and Tuesday
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –Monday and Tuesday there will be intermittent single lane closures in both the northbound and southbound lanes of Lexington Road approaching the intersection with Woodmen Road. Closures will occur during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are required for caisson installation.
 
Daily single lane closures in the eastbound and westbound directions of Woodmen Road from east of Academy Boulevard to the intersection of Lexington Drive will occur Monday through  April 14 for the safe performance of utility work, wall work and earthwork. Closures will occur during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
Ongoing Traffic Impacts
Additional ongoing lane closures are in place 24-hour- a-day, 7-days-a-week at the following locations:
 

• The two left turn lanes from northbound Union Boulevard onto Woodmen Road are reduced to a single left turn lane.
• A single lane of North Union Blvd. from Shrider Road to Woodland Hills Drive is closed in both directions.
• Dedicated right-turn lanes are closed at the intersection of Woodmen Road and Union Boulevard: eastbound and westbound from Woodmen to Union, and northbound from Union to Woodmen. Right turns are still allowed from the outside through lanes at these locations.
• Traffic on Woodmen Road from Lexington Drive to Taos Drive has been shifted to the north side of the road and reduced to two lanes in both directions, with an additional turn lane for left turns from Woodmen Road onto Lexington Drive.

 
Normal work hours are Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes.
 
For more information contact the project hotline at 719-900-5960, or the project website at www.woodmenroad.com , or by email: woodmenrd@PublicInfoTeam.com
 
 
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